Park Place Productions
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Park Place Productions was a corporation founded in 1989 by Michael Knox
, Troy Lyndon
and Stephen Quinn.
, the company produced John Madden Football
for the Genesis video game console, described as "the most successful sports game of all time." Other popular titles that the company developed include Monday Night Football (DOS, 1989), and Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing
(Genesis, 1992). Park Place Productions went on to become the largest independent developer of computer games in 1993 with 130 developers making 45 games for 14 video game publishing companies.
At the end of December 1993 the company collapsed. Co-founder Troy Lyndon
had left two months earlier. After milestones for some of the projects hadn't been met, publishers denied further payments, which worsened the situation. One large customer that accounted for 30% of business, decided to pull out of its contracts. This led to a chain reaction with other business partners dropping their projects. Park Place Productions could not pay its employees in December 1993. Before the end of December 1993, a group of 30 employees started to work for a newly established operation of Sony Imagesoft
based in San Diego's Sorrento Valley.
On 15 September 2009, co-founder Michael Knox died in Kaneohe, Hawaii of colon cancer. He was 48.
Michael Knox (software businessman)
Michael Anthony Knox was an American software businessman and expert. Knox founded Park Place Productions in 1989, which produced such classic video games as John Madden Football and Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing....
, Troy Lyndon
Troy Lyndon
Troy A. Lyndon is the Chairman & CEO of Left Behind Games Inc., dba Inspired Media Entertainment, a small publicly traded company...
and Stephen Quinn.
Summary
In 1990, contracted by Electronic ArtsElectronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
, the company produced John Madden Football
John Madden Football (1990)
John Madden Football is a football video game, the second Madden football game released by Electronic Arts.-Summary:...
for the Genesis video game console, described as "the most successful sports game of all time." Other popular titles that the company developed include Monday Night Football (DOS, 1989), and Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing
Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing
Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing is a boxing video game that was developed by Park Place Productions and published by Virgin Interactive in 1992. It was released for the Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis console.- Overview :...
(Genesis, 1992). Park Place Productions went on to become the largest independent developer of computer games in 1993 with 130 developers making 45 games for 14 video game publishing companies.
At the end of December 1993 the company collapsed. Co-founder Troy Lyndon
Troy Lyndon
Troy A. Lyndon is the Chairman & CEO of Left Behind Games Inc., dba Inspired Media Entertainment, a small publicly traded company...
had left two months earlier. After milestones for some of the projects hadn't been met, publishers denied further payments, which worsened the situation. One large customer that accounted for 30% of business, decided to pull out of its contracts. This led to a chain reaction with other business partners dropping their projects. Park Place Productions could not pay its employees in December 1993. Before the end of December 1993, a group of 30 employees started to work for a newly established operation of Sony Imagesoft
Sony Imagesoft
Sony Imagesoft was a video game publisher that operated from 1989 to 1995 and was located in California. It was established in January 1989 in Los Angeles, California, as a subsidiary of the Japan-based CBS/Sony Group and initially named CSG Imagesoft Inc. Focus at the beginning was on marketing...
based in San Diego's Sorrento Valley.
On 15 September 2009, co-founder Michael Knox died in Kaneohe, Hawaii of colon cancer. He was 48.